Colbert

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

Colbert, Claudette Originally Lily Claudette Chauchoin. 1903-1996. American actress best known for her comedic roles. Her film credits include It Happened One Night (1934), for which she won an Academy Award.

Colbert, Jean Baptiste 1619-1683. French politician who served as an adviser to Louis XIV. Colbert reformed taxes, centralized the administration, and improved roads and canals in an effort to encourage trade.

COLBERT - A fist fight between friends at a KOA Kampground in southeast Louisiana man dead and another in jail this weekend, Colbert police Charles Thomas Randal, 48, with his fists and stomped on him in a fight over a woman Friday night, Graham said.

He said he hoped the city would receive a "Colbert Bump," a term Colbert coined for the boost in popularity that subjects featured on his show often received, if the producer decided to report the story.